Lot 2233 , [Pennant, Thomas] - British Zoology ... 4 vols. engraved and printed titles, 267 plates (2 folded); contemp. gilt bordered mottled calf, gilt decorated and panelled spines, 4to. Warrington: printed by William Eyres for B

° [Pennant, Thomas] - British Zoology ... 4 vols. engraved and printed titles, 267 plates (2 folded); contemp. gilt bordered mottled calf, gilt decorated and panelled spines, 4to. Warrington: printed by William Eyres for Benjamin White, 1776-77
£120-160

Condition:
Binding wear (esp. spines), some inner hinges cracked, some e/ps. spotting / browning, some plt. offsetting, lt text spotting intermittently, but inside mostly good; incl. birdsong plt., eng. titles listed as frontispieces. xxx, (4), 352; (7), 355-674; (6), 375; vii, (II), 136 and 2pp. vol.2 incl. Appendix part title; vol.3 p.372 is errata / advert.; vol.4 final 2pp are spelling corrections. vol.I is denoted 4th edition, 1776.

Sold for £190